PACQUIAO SPARRING SESSION CANCELED
By Eddie Alinea
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 08 Apr 2015
LOS ANGELES, Cal. ? In a move to prevent World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao from peaking too soon, chief trainer Freddie Roach has canceled Tuesday?s scheduled sparring session at his Wild Card Boxing Gym.
Roach, actually, had expressed his concern on the possibility of of his partner?s being over-trained as early as last week when he, likewise, did away with one of Pacquiao?s workouts.
The 55-year-old Hall of Famer told this writer then that the 10-time world titlist in eight weight divisions was already nearing his fighting form and might peak so early for his date with American World Boxing Council/World Boxing Association 147-pound belt-owner Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Pacquiao-Mayweather mega million-dollar encounter is set on May 2 at the MGM Grand Arena in the United States gambling capital Las Vegas in Nevada.
?As you know, Manny is a freak as far as training is concerned. While he knows how to prepare himself for a fight, he has the tendency to overdo things up,? Roach related then.
?Frankly, I really have no problem with him as far as training is concerned, my problem though is he doesn?t want to stop,? he said. ?My problem, actually is how to hold him back.?
?The best thing I could do in the remaining weeks or so in the camp is to pull the plug myself when he is overdoing things up,? Roach revealed.
?Manny, you see is very energetic When he trains, he really trains as in he trains,? Roach explained. ?Sometimes, during sparring, I would set a 10-round session, but he?ll still ask for one or two more rounds.?
?When we do the mitts for 12 rounds, he will ask for more and so on and so forth. I really have to put him to where he should be. I have to put the reign on him like a horse,? he said with his usual naughty grin.
Pacquiao ran the Pan Pacific Park morning of Tuesday and was supposed to spar at noon till 3 p.m.
Old buddy, two-division thampion Gerry Penalosa, ran with him and was surprised how fast his friend is now.
?Hindi ako maka-abot sa kanya sa takbuhan,? Penalosa exclaimed. ?Ganyan ba ang may leg cramps, ang bilis tumakbo? ?News reaching us in Manila was he is suffering from calf problem and other injuries that?s why he could not train well.?
?It?s not true pala. Ang bilis ng paa n?ya. Ewan ko lang sa gym mamaya kung ano makikita ko,? Penalosa, who arrived Sunday here, said. Pag ganyan ang ipinakita niya sa laban, baka instead of Mayweather running from him, baka baligtad ang mangyari. Si Mayweather na ang maghahabol sa kanya.?
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